Rewrite the following the sentences onto your own sheet of paper to correct the

ID: 392463 • Letter: R

Question

Rewrite the following the sentences onto your own sheet of paper to correct the dangling modifier

1. The students packed donations of food and delivered them to the elderly who lived locally in boxes.

2. He had almost lost all the buttons off his coat.

3. Convicted of murdering his wife, the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment.

4. Most accidents take place when tired.

5. While at college, my good grades in English attracted the attention of my professor.

6. Previously viewed as an exploration of the unconscious, critics now also see Alice in Wonderland as social and political satire.

7. Standing at the hotel window, the yachts with their colorful spinnakers raced across the bay.

8. Vacations abroad are very inexpensive when working for a hotel chain.

9. I saw descending a fire escape a policeman.

10. There was a discussion yesterday on the incidence of suicide among students in the Dean’s office.

11. The computer system almost cost $2,000, but Joe had saved enough money to buy it.

12. At the age of seven, my family move to Austin so my dad could start a new job.

13. The audience watched the amazing performers with open mouths.

14. I nearly slept for two hours this afternoon.

15. Looking at the prices, the menu seemed a bit expensive for us.

16. While watching the Patriots play ball, the team seemed ready to win.

Here the correct sentences would be -

1 - The students packed food of donations and delivered them in boxes to the elderly people who lived locally.

2 - He had lost almost all the buttons of his coat.

3 - Convicted of murdering his wife , He was sentenced life imprisonment by the the judge.

4 - Most accidents take place when driver gets tired.

5 - While in college, my good grades in English attracted the attention of my English Professor towards me.

6 - Previously viewed the movie as an exploration of the unconscious, critics now also see Alice in The Wonderland as social and political satire.

7 - lStanding at the hotel window , he/she saw the yachts with their colorful spinnakers raced across the bay.

8 - Vacations for one abroad are very expensive when one is working for a hotel chain.

9 - I saw a policeman escape while descending a fire.

10 - There was a discussion on the incidence of suicide among their students in Dean's office, yesterday.

11 - Joe had saved enough money to buy a Computer system which almost costed $2,000.

12 - When I was seven , my family moved to Austin so that my dad could start a new job.

13 - The audience watched the amazing performers performing with their open mouths.

14 - I slept for nearly two hours this afternoon.

15 - Looking at the prices of dishes , the menu seemed a bit expensive to us.

16 - While watching the team Patriots playing play ball, the team seemed ready to win.

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